Category Archives: COVID-19
COVID Capacity Restrictions Ease For Large Venues
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – As COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease, seating capacities are expanding at popular Minnesota venues. The rollback will allow thousands of fans to see live sports again. The...
Apr 01, 2021
MDH Recommends School Kids, Families Get Tested Every Two Weeks During School
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health recommends all school-age kids and their families get tested for COVID-19 every two weeks until the end of the school year. Kids involved in any extracurric...
Apr 01, 2021 Minnesota Department of Health/Facebook
Minnesota Reports More than 2,000 New COVID Cases for First Time Since January
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting the state's biggest one-day new COVID-19 case count since January. On Thursday, MDH confirms 2,140 new cases and 12 deaths statewide. For the S...
Apr 01, 2021
MDH Updates Assisted Living Facility Guidance for Dining, Social Activities
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health has updated its guidance for dining and activities in assisted living facilities, citing fewer COVID-19 cases in recent weeks among residents, most of whom ...
Apr 01, 2021
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Begin to Climb in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota cases and hospitalizations driven by coronavirus variants in recent weeks continue to steadily climb, even as officials make progress on the state's vaccination efforts. J...
Apr 01, 2021 Unsplash
COVID Restrictions At State Hockey Tournament Decimating Fan Size, Local Business Profits
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — High school hockey is not only a pastime in Minnesota, it’s a big business. The state tournament normally brings $2 million worth of business to St. Paul. This year, w...
Mar 31, 2021
COVID Third Most Common Cause of Death in 2020
(KNSI/Metro Source) - New data shows COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020. 375,000 people died of the virus in the country last year. The National Center for Health Statis...
Mar 31, 2021 Pixabay
St. Cloud Area Reports More than 200 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death Wednesday
(KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Health reports 1,660 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths on Wednesday. The death count includes a Wright County resident who was in their 50s. The five-county area...
Mar 31, 2021 Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash
On First Day of Expanded COVID Vaccine Eligibility, Walz Gets His Dose
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Tim Walz and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty each received a dose of coronavirus vaccine in a bipartisan display aimed at boosting acceptance of the vaccine as eligibility opened up t...
Mar 31, 2021 Gov. Tim Walz's Office
Minnesota Hits Two Vaccination Goals Tuesday, But It Also Adds 1,200+ New Cases
(KNSI) - Tuesday is a key day for Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccination effort with a major eligibility expansion and a record-setting weekend for vaccine administration. Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday th...
Mar 30, 2021 Unsplash